Ancient carved gems1. Aquamarine oval gem with Kassandra kneeling at the Palladion, late Hellenistic
Ancient carved gems1. Aquamarine oval gem with Kassandra kneeling at the Palladion, late Hellenistic Creek, late 1st century BCE2. Carnelian gem with Augustus as Neptune mounting a sea-chariot, Roman, 31-27 BCE, includes dolphin and young triton, owner was probably Popilius Albanus3. The impression that this gem makes when pressed in wax or clay4. Carnelian scaraboid gem with a dove carrying a scroll, classical Greek, 450-425 BCE5. chalcedony scaraboid gem of a griffin clutching the corpse of a youth, late archaic Greek, early 5th century BCE6. chalcedony scaraboid gem with a 2-horse chariot, classical Greek, late 5th to early 4th century BCE. The position of the horses indicates that they are rounding a post at high speed7. chalcedony scaraboid gem wtih crouching panther, classical Greek, late 5th to early 4th century BCE8. chalcedony scaraboid gem with griffin, eastern Greek, classical period, 475-400 BCE9. chalcedony scaraboid gem with lion, eagle, and snake; Greek, ca. 480 BCE10. The imprint this gem makes when pressed into wax or clay -- source link
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